Spanish criminal drama A Man of Action (Un hombre de acción) debuted on Netflix on November 30. A script by Patxi Amezcua served as the basis for the film's direction by Javier Ruiz Caldera. The movie, which was made by Ikiru Films, La Pulga y el Elefante, and La Terraza Films, is said to be loosely based on the life of Lucio Urtubia.
Juan José Ballesta, Liah O'Prey, Luis Callejo, Miki Esparbé, Alex Blazy, Ben Temple, Fred Tatien, Ana Polvorosa, Josean Bengoetxea, Juan Olivares, and Mónica Lamberti are among the actors who appear in the movie. It is filmed in Vigo (Galicia), Catalonia, and France and has a running time of roughly 1 hour and 51 minutes.
In "A Man of Action," Lucio Urtubia, a Spanish army officer who is accused of smuggling, ends up in Paris.
In the action-packed movie A Man of Action, which spans five decades from the 1940s to the 1980s, we follow Lucio from his humble beginnings as a bricklayer-turned-bank robber to taking the initiative in taking down one of the largest banks in the world.
"A Man of Action" is, in fact, based on a true story. It is a biographical movie that centres on the life of Lucio Urtubia, a military lieutenant who was deported to France in 1954 after being allegedly accused of smuggling on the French-Spanish border. He started again in Paris and found work as a bricklayer, which introduced him to the Libertarian Youth of the Fédération Anarchiste, an anarchist group. Lucio quickly got deeply involved in the group's activities and become an anarchist.
The movie explicitly mentions at the start that some events have been modified or altered for dramatic effect, despite the possibility that it is based on a true story. As a result, it should not be regarded as the absolute truth. We also learn Lucio's fundamental ideology, which states that starting a bank is an even worse crime than robbing one.
Soon after, he teams up with Quico Sabaté to loot a number of banks, using some of the money to support the rebellion. But when the authorities move in, he is compelled to leave Sabaté and create a new, more focused organization that plans to rob banks.
With the assistance of Arturiano, Patrick, and Petite Jeanne, Lucio begins stealing banks using fake US money. He will be working with Anne, his new lover, who is a free thinker and intelligent woman.
Later, the authorities detain him and he must spend some time in jail where he befriends and saves Charlie, another prisoner. After being freed, he stops being an anarchist and starts concentrating on his wife Anne and daughter Juliette.
In the movie's climax, Lucio negotiated a deal with City Bank, which results in the dismissal of all charges against him and a sizable financial contribution to the anarchist movement. He also manages to reunite with his family.
The movie lives up to its tagline, "Un hombre de acción," since the protagonist actually directs the action in any situation that comes to mind. The opening scene of him playing a game of "run and chase" seems to foreshadow the conclusion. But as the story progresses, it seems like a clever turn that sets Urtubia's course for his future deeds.
The script's real-world event-based surroundings and conditions necessitate that the performers move between several languages. All of the characters have to deliver dialogue in a variety of languages, and they all do so with skill.
A Man of Action is a quick-paced account of actual events that happened between the 1940s and the 1970s. The storytelling is brief, which makes for an enjoyable binge.